READING

1 Read the text and complete the sentences.

New Year’s Eve

This is a funny story and it’s true. My name’s Shanice. I work in a big New York hospital as a nurse, and I often work
on New Year’s Eve, so I don’t usually do anything special. Last year, however, my friend Becky decided to have a
New Year’s Eve party, so I asked the hospital administrators to give me the night off. They said they needed me, but I
could finish work at 11 p.m.

So, on December 31st, I took my party clothes to work with me so I could get dressed for the party later. When 11 p.m.
came around, I found an empty room and put on my party dress. Then I called a taxi to take me from the hospital to
my friend’s house. I was really hungry, so I bought a sandwich from the small store in the reception area and had
some of it while I waited for the taxi. Of course, it’s a busy night because a lot of people go out to restaurants or
parties, and I wasn’t surprised when my taxi was late. I was a little worried by 11:20, so I called them again.

The taxi arrived at 11:30 and I said where I wanted to go, got into the car and put my headphones on. I closed my
eyes and enjoyed my favorite music. After about 15 minutes, I looked out the window, and I didn’t see any streets or
houses that I knew. I asked the driver where we were, and he said, “Very close to Agar Road”. But Becky lived on
Agar Grove. We were in a completely different part of town! I told the driver about the mistake, and he said he was
very sorry. He quickly changed direction but there wasn’t time, so last year I celebrated New Year’s Eve in the back of
a taxi with a sandwich and a bottle of water!

1. The party was on ____________________________________________________________________.

2. Shanice works as ____________________________________________________________________.
3. On New Year’s Eve, Shanice ___________________________________________________________.
4. Shanice bought a sandwich ____________________________________________________________.
5. Shanice called the taxi company again at__________________________________________________.
6. In the taxi, Shanice___________________________________________________________________.
7. Becky lived on ______________________________________________________________________.
8. Shanice celebrated New Year’s Eve with _________________________________________________.

2 Read the text again. Are the sentences True (T) or False (F)?
1. Shanice works in a hospital. ___
2. Shanice lives in Boston. _____
3. Becky is Shanice’s sister. _____
4. Shanice finished work at 11 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. _____
5. She took her dress for the party to work with her. _____
6. Shanice was thirsty after work. _____
7. She called the taxi company twice. _____
8. The taxi driver went to the wrong street. _____
9. Shanice arrived at Becky’s house at midnight. _____
GRAMMAR
1. Underline the correct word or phrase.
Example: We was / were on vacation last week.
1. They were / was at work this morning.
2. When was / were Ana born?
3. Where were you / you were last night?
4. Was / Were Diana and Luis at school yesterday?
5. The factories wasn’t / weren’t open today.
6. Yesterday was / were Sunday.

2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verb in brackets.
1. Lin _______________ (not like) the food in the restaurant.
2. I _______________________ (not visit) the church.
3. Pia and Sophie ___________________ (talk) for hours.
4. What time __________ Tyler __________ (arrive)?
5. My cousins ________________ (live) in Mexico. Now they live in Brazil.
6. When __________ the movie ______________ (finish)?
7. We ____________________ (study) for the Spanish test yesterday.
8. __________ you _________________ (watch) the game?
9. The art gallery was open late. It ________________________ (not close) until 11 p.m.

3. Complete the conversation. Put one word in each blank.

Chika Did you and Sarah go out last night?
Aya Yes, we did. We went to a restaurant.
Chika Did you drive there?
Aya No, we 1 __________. We went by bus.
Chika What did you wear?
Aya I 2 __________ my new jacket.
Chika What did you have to eat?
Aya We 3 __________ Japanese food.
Chika What did you drink?
Aya We 4 __________ water.
Chika Did you go home after that?
Aya No. We 5 __________ to the movies..
Chika What time did you get home?
Aya We didn’t 6 __________ home until midnight.
VOCABULARY

1. Put the events a–g in order from 1–7.

a Ariana called me the day before yesterday.
b We went to Brazil on vacation last spring.
c We got up late yesterday morning.
1 d Rosa was here a few minutes ago.
e Henry found his wallet last night.
f I was born in 1989.
g Gabriela and Bruno got married two years ago.

2. Complete the phrases with go, have, or get.

Example: have a good time 4 __________ out on Friday night
1 __________ some exercise 5 __________ up early
2 __________ fun 6 __________ trouble
3 __________ back to work 7 __________ for a walk
8 __________ on the train

LISTENING
1. Listen to two people in a bookstore. Check () A, B, or C.
1. Wendy first visited the bookstore _____.
A when she was 13 B 30 years ago C when she was 30
2. When she was a child, sometimes Wendy read a book and didn’t _____.
A have a shower B have breakfast C go to school
3. Wendy and André are talking about writers ____.
A they didn’t like B their families liked C they liked when they were young
4. André only read books by ____.
A French writers B English and American writers C French, English and American writers
5. Wendy thought the author of The Little Prince was also _____.
A an artist B a pilot C English

2. Listen to five people talking. Match the sentence halves.

1 Speaker 1 _____
2 Speaker 2 _____
3 Speaker 3 _____
4 Speaker 4 _____
5 Speaker 5 _____
A looked very different when he was a teenager.
B had an expensive taxi ride.
C ate dinner near the beach.
D bought something she didn’t really want.
E saw his girlfriend for the first time at a concert.
SPEAKING
1 Ask your partner about what he / she did last Sunday.
1. What time did you get up?
2. What did you do in the morning?
3. Where did you have lunch?
4. What did you do in the afternoon?
5. Did you have a good time?
Now answer your partner’s questions about last Saturday.

WRITING
Describe a day or an evening out that you enjoyed. Answer the questions with complete
sentences.
1 How long ago was it?
_____________________________________________
2 Where did you go?
_____________________________________________
3 Why did you go there?
_____________________________________________
4 Who did you go with?
_____________________________________________
5 What did you wear?
_____________________________________________
6 What did you do?
_____________________________________________
7 What did you drink?
_____________________________________________
8 What did you have to eat?
_____________________________________________
9 What time did you get back home?
_____________________________________________
10 Did you have a good time?
_____________________________________________